The Musée archéologique of
Strasbourg,
France
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is the largest of the numerous
Alsacian museums displaying regional
archeological findings from Prehistory to the
Merovingian dynasty
The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gauli ...
. It is located in the basement of the
Palais Rohan.
The museum goes back to the legacy of the historian
Johann Daniel Schöpflin
Johann Daniel Schöpflin (6 September 1694, Sulzburg – 7 August 1771, Strasbourg) was a professor of history, rhetoric and law at the University of Strasbourg. He was one of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s teachers.
Biography
Schöpflin was ...
(1694–1771), who bequeathed his collection to the city of Strasbourg. The ''Société pour la conservation des monuments historiques d’Alsace'' (Society for the Conservation of the Historical Monuments of Alsace), founded in 1855, expanded and publicly displayed the municipal collections, of which a large number was however destroyed in 1870, during the
Franco-Prussian War. During the reconstruction of the city and its museums, the ''musée archéologique'' moved to the premises that are still currently its own. In the 20th century, longtime directors Robert Forrer and Jean-Jacques Hatt worked on the systematic study of the Alsatian ground and the substantial enlargement of the collection. Between 1988 and 1992, the ''musée'' was thoroughly renovated. Its collections continue to grow steadily due to the numerous excavations made in and around Strasbourg since the beginning of the construction of the new
Tramway network.
The museum presents an overview of the human habitat in the region beginning with the earliest traces of Human dwelling and settling. A special focus is put on
Argentoratum
Argentoratum or Argentorate was the ancient name of the city of Strasbourg. The name was first mentioned in 12 BC, when it was a Roman military outpost established by Nero Claudius Drusus. From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta was permanently stati ...
and its outposts along the
Rhine
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Seltz
Seltz (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is located on the Sauer river near its confluence with the Rhine, opposite the German town of Rastatt.
History
The former Celtic settlemen ...
(Saliso). One of the museums most famous objects is the much studied stele of the legionary
Caius Largennius. The museum also displays findings from the Gallo-Roman sanctuaries on the
Mont Donon and in
Mackwiller, as well as Merovingian findings made around
Erstein.
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